Second coldest May day on record in the UK - 29 May 07 - Temperatures were unseasonably
cold across many parts of the UK. Highs ranged between 7 and 10C (45 – 50F). Normal temperatures
would be nearer 17-18C (63–64F) at this time of year.
A high of 7.9C was recorded at Heathrow Airport making it the second coldest May day on record.
Many outdoor events were canceled including one of the country’s biggest carnivals in Luton, which
was expected to attract around 100,000 people.
The cold extended into Scotland where sleet and snow fell across the mountains bringing a good few
centimeters to parts of the Cairngorms.
St Catherine’s Point on the Isle of Wight received 80mm, (just over 3 inches) of rain over the weekend.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/world/news ... news.shtml
Second coldest May day on record in the UK
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It was a nice day the other day.... Max temp at home was around 6.6C during the day (It was nearer 8C at midnight but it soon fell). It rained for over 2 days virutally continuously (But not reallly that heavy) with 49.75mm falling in that time.
The month is still 0.7C above the 71-00 mean but that seems to be a pretty usual occurance over the last few years.
The month is still 0.7C above the 71-00 mean but that seems to be a pretty usual occurance over the last few years.
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Matt-hurricanewatcher
In Spitzing in Germany, ten centimeters of snow brought out the snow plows for the first time this year.
It was the same story in towns close to the Alps in Austria, Switzerland and even northern Italy where temperatures in May routinely climb into the 80s.
In one Swiss valley, 3,000 were trapped in hotels and guest houses because trains could not reach them in the snow. Further north in cities like Berlin, tropical storms have brought four days of chaos,
dumping hailstones as big as golf balls, uprooting trees and causing widespread flooding.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/a ... ge_id=1811
UK Coldest since 1772 - 29 May 07 – "We had already suffered the great washout over the weekend. And yesterday - to complete the misery - came the big chill. "Arctic winds swept across the country at speeds of up to 50mph in one of the coldest Whitsun Bank Holidays since records began in 1772.
"Sleet lashed the Chilterns while hail battered cricket fans at Headingley. Beaches were deserted as rain continued to pour down across the country. The AA said thousands cut their long weekends short to battle appalling road conditions."
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/arti ... article.do
It was the same story in towns close to the Alps in Austria, Switzerland and even northern Italy where temperatures in May routinely climb into the 80s.
In one Swiss valley, 3,000 were trapped in hotels and guest houses because trains could not reach them in the snow. Further north in cities like Berlin, tropical storms have brought four days of chaos,
dumping hailstones as big as golf balls, uprooting trees and causing widespread flooding.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/a ... ge_id=1811
UK Coldest since 1772 - 29 May 07 – "We had already suffered the great washout over the weekend. And yesterday - to complete the misery - came the big chill. "Arctic winds swept across the country at speeds of up to 50mph in one of the coldest Whitsun Bank Holidays since records began in 1772.
"Sleet lashed the Chilterns while hail battered cricket fans at Headingley. Beaches were deserted as rain continued to pour down across the country. The AA said thousands cut their long weekends short to battle appalling road conditions."
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/arti ... article.do
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Matt-hurricanewatcher
Europe shivers as Russia sizzles - 30 May 07 - Just one day short of June,
snow, floods and high winds have spread misery across huge swathes of Europe,
while Russia is in the grip of a heat wave.
In Germany, where May normally brings temperatures of 16-19c (61-66f), snow
and flash flooding have brought chaos.
Bavaria has seen unseasonal snowfalls in alpine villages and flooding after receiving
a week's worth of precipitation in 24 hours.
In France, temperatures dropped to 6c (43f) in the mountainous central Cantal region,
where it snowed in some areas, and torrential rain caused floods across wide areas of
central, northern and eastern France.
In Switzerland, the Gotthard Pass, at Motto Bartola above Airolo, had to be closed
after heavy snowfalls.
A spokesman for the German Weather Service said: "It has gone mad across Europe.
See entire article by Olinka Koster:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/a ... ge_id=1811
Is this normal to be swinging back in fourth like this?
snow, floods and high winds have spread misery across huge swathes of Europe,
while Russia is in the grip of a heat wave.
In Germany, where May normally brings temperatures of 16-19c (61-66f), snow
and flash flooding have brought chaos.
Bavaria has seen unseasonal snowfalls in alpine villages and flooding after receiving
a week's worth of precipitation in 24 hours.
In France, temperatures dropped to 6c (43f) in the mountainous central Cantal region,
where it snowed in some areas, and torrential rain caused floods across wide areas of
central, northern and eastern France.
In Switzerland, the Gotthard Pass, at Motto Bartola above Airolo, had to be closed
after heavy snowfalls.
A spokesman for the German Weather Service said: "It has gone mad across Europe.
See entire article by Olinka Koster:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/a ... ge_id=1811
Is this normal to be swinging back in fourth like this?
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